Grand Blanc native Geena Gall is ranked in the top 3 in the U.S. in three different events for the first time in her career.MLive.com file photo

GRAND BLANC, MI -- Geena Gall continues to make headway in her pursuit of an Olympic gold medal. The Grand Blanc native and 2012 USA Track and Field Olympian is ranked in the top three in the country in three different events.

Gall is ranked No. 1 in the 800-meter, which is her Olympic event, No. 2 in the mile and No. 3 in the 600-meter. It’s the first time in her career that Gall has been ranked in the top three of three different events.

“The rankings are just the newest for the 2013 season, but it’s really good for my confidence and obviously just a nice thing to get that type of recognition,” Gall said in a telephone interview from her home in Corvallis, Ore., where she is continuing her training for the Outdoor World Track and Field Championships this summer in Moscow, Russia. “Right now, I’m really focused on my training and my indoor season, just using it as a platform to get ready for Moscow.”

Over the past month, Gall has been back and forth between Oregon and Ann Arbor, where the former two-time NCAA national champion has been working with her old college coach, Mike McGuire, at the University of Michigan. The 800-meter remains Gall’s primary event, but she’s been competing in the other events to help balance out her training.

“I’m still just going to run in the 800 (in Moscow) but the other events are just good to help my conditioning and overall performance. The 600 really helps with my speed and the mile helps build up my endurance, which are both really key to running the 800.”